TWO QUESTIONS PER TEAM: Will Hewitt and DesRochers both return? WillSarno (who led the OHL last year in phantom assists) learn how to play alittle defense under the watchful eye of head coach Mark Hunter?

STING OUTLOOK: Sting move into a new rink that is already sold out. The rabid, demanding Sarnia fans expect a winner; the Sting have a lot ofplayers returning. Some observers have said Greg Hewitt has already moved onto pro hockey, but if he comes back to play goal with DesRochers the Stingwill have one of the best tandems in the Canadian Hockey League. A good asSarno is offensively, Cava could be the real key.

TWO QUESTIONS PER TEAM: How will the Whalers goaltending shake out? Will Import selections LW Tomek Valtonen and RW Denis Arhipov have an impact?

WHALERS OUTLOOK: If Legwand and Mara return and the Whalers’goaltending questions get answered, this team will challenge for thedivision. Even if Legwand and Mara don’t return, there’s plenty of gooddepth.

TWO QUESTIONS PER TEAM: Can Gene Chiarello do it again? Will Rico Fatafind someone who can play at his level?

KNIGHTS OUTLOOK: After a storybook season, head coach Gary Agnew has alittle tweaking to do to get the Knights back on top. Between Henry, Erskineand Reynolds, there’s a lot to like on the London blue line. The return ofSpiridonov and the underrated Pitirri – along with a full season fromScherban – is the key to the London attack.

TWO QUESTIONS: Will the impatient Spitfire fans tolerate anotherrebuilding effort? Will GM Tony Curtale continue on the steady but painfuland necessary path of rebuilding?

SPITFIRE OUTLOOK: Curtale has a massive rebuilding effort under way.Unless the second-year-players and rookies grow up quickly, it could beanother long year at McDougall and Wyandotte Street. But there appears to besome light at the end of the tunnel.